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Cashing in on Healthy Soils

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New incentive program helps farmers reduce nitrogen pollution by leaning into soil health practices.

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These Contaminants Are Reaching Our Surface Water

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“Forever chemicals” in sewage sludge are reaching waterways, Stroud Center finds and New York Times reports.

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The Economic Case for Watershed Restoration

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Restoration can fuel economic growth, cut costs, create jobs, and provide opportunities for businesses, all while supporting freshwater ecosystems.

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Quantification of PFAS in soils treated with biosolids in ten northeastern U.S. farms

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Oviedo-Vargas, D., J. Anton, S. Coleman-Kammula, and X. Qin. 2025. Nature Scientific Reports 15: Article 5582.

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Using Herbicide: An Important Tool in Establishing Streamside Forests

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To ensure our buffers are set up for success, we strategically use herbicides to control invasive plants for the first three years.

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Agricultural soil microbiomes differentiate in soil profiles with fertility source, tillage, and cover crops

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Bier, R.L., M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, J.R. Price, E. Omondi, A. Smith, and J. Kan. 2024. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 368: 109002.

Native trees with tree shelters in a young streamside buffer with a barn in the distance.

Building Trust to Boost the Bay

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Stroud Center’s watershed restoration team knows that gaining farmers’ trust and emphasizing improvements in their local streams is an important part of the work.

Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding speaks at a press event.

Pa. Ag Secretary Meets With Scientists and Farmer About New Research Funding 

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Stroud Water Research Center highlights research supporting the future of farming and clean water in Pennsylvania.

A group of scientist set up the canopy and water supply for a rainfall simulation experiment.

Make It Rain, Make It Rain

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Why do scientists simulate rainfall for stormwater sampling? Find out from Senior Research Scientist Melinda Daniels, Ph.D.